Guides

When I first started hiking, I did it for the adventure (I still do of course)! To explore hidden places that are only available by foot. As I started to hike further and more often, I started to realise something. I was coming back from the trail as an absolute mess! My feet would be covered in blisters, I would be drenched in sweat which would then lead to chaffing. All because I didn’t know what to wear hiking!

I have previously written some post on where you can wild camp in Canada. I did not offer much information on how to actually camp in the woods. Wilderness camping has many benefits that are not offered in an organised campground. Understandably, there is a lot of uncertainty many of us will face heading out into the woods the first time. I have put together this guide on how to camp in the woods in the hope it will provide some enlightenment on the skills and knowledge you need to acquire before heading out.

Camping with a hammock can seem like a crazy idea at first. Especially since the majority of us associate hammocks with either relaxing on the beach at some exotic destination. Or worse, falling out of a hammock and injuring yourself. Hammock camping for beginners can be a bit of a learning curve, but fortunately, you get to learn from my mistakes.

They often say the hardest part of any adventure is getting your foot out of the door. But knowing where to start can seem like a daunting task. In this guide on how to plan a hiking trip, I hope to offer some direction, as well as a sense of what steps to actually take.

I have always thought of Canada as having the best backyard in the world. Nowhere else in the world has millions of acres of untamed wilderness. Wild camping in Canada is one of the best ways to explore Canada’s best features. You will get to see Canada’s natural beauty without any human impact. The way it was meant to be.

We have all had those times in our lives where we seem to be stuck in the same routine. We wake up, go to work, work, spend an hour stuck in traffic, eat dinner, watch T. V and sleep.

If you are lucky, you might have something exciting planed for the weekend, but when you get to the weekend you are exhausted from thee previous week. One day you are thinking about how much more your life could be. You feel like there is something missing. A sense of adventure.